Effect of seat surface angle on forces at the seat surface during whole-body vertical vibration

Journal of Sound and Vibration

Volumn 284, Issue 3-5, 2005, Pages 613-634

  Nawayseh, Naser ^a   Griffin, Michael J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; CORRELATION METHODS; HEALTH CARE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NATURAL FREQUENCIES; STIFFNESS;

BIODYNAMICS; SEAT SURFACE ANGLE; SUSPENSION SEATING; VERTICAL EXCITATION;

VIBRATIONS (MECHANICAL);

EID: 18444383964     PISSN: 0022460X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsv.2004.06.038     Document Type: Article

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